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Twin baby goats are watched over by their nanny and are ready to welcome guests at Great Country Farms in northern Virginia this spring.

 

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Gluten-free Rustic Peach Tart

August 5, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Nicole Seevers, long-time CSA member and expert low-allergen baker, offers this suggestion for the season’s luscious peaches. See also Nicole’s previous post about learning to cope with food allergies. Gluten-free […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: Colesmoveablefeast, gluten-free baking, peach cobbler, peach tart

Cucumber Ideas

July 29, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

We have a lot of cucumbers coming in these days, so I put together some links to appetizing suggestions. Refreshing Cucumber Watermelon Salad — with mint and crumbled feta cheese! […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: cucumber recipes

Summer Squash Suggestions

July 25, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Marla Vargas-Mundey of LAJ Foods offers ideas for this week’s summer squash. Zoodles with Roasted Chickpeas Vegetable noodles are all the rage right now and are probably one of the […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: LAJ Foods, patty pan squash, zoodles

Got Allergies? Eat Real Food.

July 15, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

One if the best things about Community Supported Agriculture is the support of a community — that is, a group of people with a wide range of experience and expertise […]

Filed Under: Big Pictures, Eat Tagged With: Colesmoveablefeast, food allergies, peach blackberry cobbler

Peach Skewers and Zucchini Boats

July 8, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Inspiration by Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods: Meat typically reigns supreme at cook-outs, but here are some fun vegetable options that can add color to your plate. For the onion […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: LAJ Foods, peach skewers, zucchini boats

Sour Cherry and Apple Cobbler

June 24, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

From Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods Sour Cherry and Apple Cobbler Sour cherries are in season, and they are the sour patch kids of the fruit world! My daughter loves […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming Tagged With: LAJ Foods, sour cherry cobbler

Marla’s Garlic Scape Discovery

June 20, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

From Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods: Creamy Basil and Garlic Scape Vinaigrette While picking up my farm share last week, I saw these weird looking things called garlic scapes. They’re […]

Filed Under: Eat, On Foggy Bottom Road Tagged With: basil martini, garlic scapes

Week Three Preview

June 17, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Conditions change quickly out here — last night a sudden thunderstorm dropped hailstones large enough to dent cars in nearby Middleburg — so we never know exactly what CSA boxes […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: CSA week 3, garlic scapes, tart cherries

Ideas for Onions and Greens

June 13, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

Here’s what Marla Vargas-Mundey from LAJ Foods is doing with the spring onions in current boxes. Spring Onion Curry I have really never thought much of spring onions. I mean, […]

Filed Under: Eat Tagged With: curry, sauteed kale, spring onions

Time For Asparagus!

May 16, 2016 by Kate Zurschmeide

From Marla Vargas-Mundey at LAJ Foods Time for Asparagus! I love the first weeks the markets open because it means asparagus is ready! Most folks just grill or roast it […]

Filed Under: Eat, Local Farming Tagged With: asparagus and avocado quesadillas, asparagus pesto, asparagus recipes, LAJ Foods

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